ministry

Small-Group Based Team Ministry

How Can Pastoral Ministry Be Small-Group Based Team Ministry?

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe church has been my world. It has been my primary social circle, the highlight event…

Implementing Family Ministry

Implementing Family Ministry in the Local Church

Reading Time: 6 minutesDiscipleship is an important aspect of one’s call to God. It is commanded by Jesus to…

Ministry - the Baptist Way

Ministry—”the Baptist Way”: Fresh Leadership Insights from an Unlikely Source

Reading Time: 4 minutesBy the time Jesus began His public ministry, Judaism had morphed into a legalistic system of do’s and don’ts….

Why Get Off the Couch?

Why Get Off the Couch and Go to Church?

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs a pastor who found it necessary to call a congregation back to church in person after doing church…

The Power of Prayer

The Power of Prayer

Reading Time: 2 minutesThere’s a powerful ministry available to the church! It’s one that can easily be practiced by…

Elements of Discipleship

Reading Time: 4 minutesDiscipleship is one of the most important aspects of the faith, though many parts of Christianity today don’t seem…

God's Call

Answering God’s Call: Living for a greater cause

Reading Time: 4 minutesLiving in a Fallen World The sobering reality of life in a fallen world confronts us early in Scripture. In…

Compassion for the Masses

Compassion for the Masses: Six lessons gleaned from a busy day of ministry with Jesus

Reading Time: 3 minutesOf the miracles of Jesus, the feeding of the five thousand is the only one recorded in detail in…

Never Will I Leave You

Reading Time: 4 minutes“I will never leave you nor forsake you” (Hebrews 13:5). When I was eight years old, I read Bible verses…

Why We Need Administration in Church Ministries

Why We Need Administration in Church Ministries

Reading Time: 4 minutesIn middle school, I learned a valuable lesson about administration and leadership. I had a science…